The Carrot, The Stick and the Prisoner.

Trotter, Sharland; Warren, Jim

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ERIC Number: EJ095285

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Carrot, The Stick and the Prisoner

Trotter, Sharland; Warren, Jim

Science News, 105, 11, 180-181, Mar 74

The view that lawbreakers are in one way or another "sick" has drawn behavioral scientists into the arena of criminal rehabilitation. Issues and controversies surrounding recent experiments using some form of behavior modification for prisoner rehabilitation are discussed. (JP)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Sciences, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminology, Prisoners, Rehabilitation Programs

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